Harper Lee, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ author, died at 89

The City Hall confirmed her departure in Monroeville, Alabama, where she resided.

Her passing was not expected. She stayed until her passing in great fundamental health. The family is in mourning and there will probably be a private funeral service in the coming days, as she’d requested.”

Added nephew Hank Conner in the statement, “It Is a sad day for our family. The world as well as America understood Harper Lee as one among the most cherished writers of the past century. We understood her a loving member of our family, as Nelle Harper Lee, a loyal friend to the countless great folks who reached her life, as well as a generous soul in our state as well as our community. We are going to miss her dearly.”